Nannerl O. Keohane was President of Duke University from 1993 to 2004 and of Wellesley College from 1981 to 1993; she was Professor of Political Science at both institutions. She has taught at Stanford University, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to numerous honorary degrees, her honors include the 2003 Marshall Medal. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, and a member of the Harvard Corporation. Keohane is currently Laurance S. Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University.
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
Part I. Articles and Speeches
Collaboration and Leadership: Are They in Conflict? 37
The University in the Twenty-first Century 52
The Mission of the Research University 59
Pro Bono Publico: Institutional Leadership and the Public Good 84
Moral Education in the Modern University 98
More Power to the President? 112
The American Campus: From Colonial Seminary to Global Multidiversity 120
ACE Address: The Atwell Lecture 140
The Liberal Arts and the Role of Élite Higher Education 157
"You Say You Want a Revolution?" Well . . . 178
When Should a College President Use the Bully Pulpit? 187
Are We There Yet? 192
Part II. Duke University Addresses
Opening Convocation Address 209
Inaugural Address 218
The University of the Future 229
Address to the Faculty 241
Threats to Academic Freedom 250
Founders' Day Address 253
Notes 263
Index 277
